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H.R. 3352: Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008

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H.R. 3352: Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2007-08-02 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Ordered placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 697.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-08-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 147 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3352 (2008-03-31), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 697. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008

Plain summary

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to revise the definition of "hydrographic data" to include information acquired through lidar, radar, remote sensing, shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-related surveying, and water level observations. Revises the definition of "hydrographic services" to include shoreline and water level information. Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide hydrographic services. Modifies requirements regarding the awarding of contracts for the acquisition of hydrographic data. Authorizes the Administrator to create and maintain a Joint Hydrographic Institute. Authorizes the Administrator to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services to support the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources, save and protect life and property, support commerce resumption after emergencies and disasters, and meet homeland security and maritime domain awareness needs, including carrying out mission assignments. (Current law only authorizes the Administrator to use hydrographic data and services to support the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources.) Modifies membership and compensation provisions regarding the Hydrographic Services Review Panel. Authorizes appropriations to carry out nautical mapping and charting, contract for hydrographic surveys, operate hydrographic survey vessels, carry out geodetic functions, carry out tide and current measurement, and acquire a replacement hydrographic survey vessel. Amends the Act of August 6, 1947, to give it the name "Coast and Geodetic Survey Act."

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Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3352, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 (2008-03-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3352, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008 (2008-03-28)

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Record fed-us-cong110-hr3352 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110